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Should you recommend e-cigs to help patients quit smoking?
“There is scientific research to support vaping as a cessation tool, but we wouldn’t use it as a first line of defense because we still need...
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Previously unknown viral families hide in the darnedest places
Plus: The moose who came to dinner and the mouse that said you were stressed.
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Lack of food for thought: Starve a bacterium, feed an infection
Plus: An iguana trades mycobacteria for cake, while humans sacrifice cake to the god of allergies.
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Too high: Can you ID pot-induced psychosis?
Cannabis-induced “psychosis is complicated and likely underdiagnosed.”
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Sweaty treatment for social anxiety could pass the sniff test
Plus: MOF-Jet gives needle-phobics a shot in the arm, and data-mining provides a hippocampal close-up.
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Luxe vacations, private jets: Medical device maker, surgeon to pay $46 million penalty in kickback scheme
“In recent years, we are seeing a trend toward holding physicians and others on the receiving end of the inducement accountable as well,”...
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Nurse makes millions selling her licensing exam study sheets
Stephanee Beggs’ business developed in a “very unintentional” way.
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The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
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After the Match: Next steps for new residents, unmatched
International medical graduates applied in record numbers to Match2023, according to the National Resident Matching Program.
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State medical board chair steps down amid Medicaid fraud accusations
State officials have suspended all Medicaid payments to Dr. Brian T. Hyatt and his practice.
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Match Day: Record number of residencies offered
Match Day resulted in a record number of residency positions offered, most notably in primary care, which “hit an all-time high.”